Dynamics of transposable elements in recently diverged fungal pathogens: lineage-specific transposable element content and efficiency of genome defenses

C Lorrain, A Feurtey, M Möller, J Haueisen… - G3, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TEs) impact genome plasticity, architecture, and evolution in fungal
plant pathogens. The wide range of TE content observed in fungal genomes reflects diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Recent transposable element bursts are associated with the proximity to genes in a fungal plant pathogen

U Oggenfuss, D Croll - PLoS Pathogens, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The activity of transposable elements (TEs) contributes significantly to pathogen genome
evolution. TEs often destabilize genome integrity but may also confer adaptive variation in …

[HTML][HTML] A population-level invasion by transposable elements triggers genome expansion in a fungal pathogen

U Oggenfuss, T Badet, T Wicker, FE Hartmann… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Genome evolution is driven by the activity of transposable elements (TEs). The spread of
TEs can have deleterious effects including the destabilization of genome integrity and …

Intraspecific variation of transposable elements reveals differences in the evolutionary history of fungal phytopathogen pathotypes

AA Nakamoto, PM Joubert… - Genome Biology and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TEs) contribute to intraspecific variation and play important roles in
the evolution of fungal genomes. However, our understanding of the processes that shape …

Recent reactivation of a pathogenicity-associated transposable element is associated with major chromosomal rearrangements in a fungal wheat pathogen

T Badet, SM Tralamazza, A Feurtey… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TEs) are key drivers of genomic variation contributing to recent
adaptation in most species. Yet, the evolutionary origins and insertion dynamics within …

Stress-driven transposable element de-repression dynamics and virulence evolution in a fungal pathogen

S Fouché, T Badet, U Oggenfuss… - Molecular biology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Transposable elements (TEs) are drivers of genome evolution and affect the expression
landscape of the host genome. Stress is a major factor inducing TE activity; however, the …

[HTML][HTML] Population genomics of transposable element activation in the highly repressive genome of an agricultural pathogen

D Pereira, U Oggenfuss, BA McDonald… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
The activity of transposable elements (TEs) can be an important driver of genetic diversity
with TE-mediated mutations having a wide range of fitness consequences. To avoid …

Evolutionary and adaptive role of transposable elements in fungal genomes

J Grandaubert, MH Balesdent, T Rouxel - Advances in Botanical Research, 2014 - Elsevier
In complex eukaryotes, transposable elements (TEs), previously considered as junk DNA,
are more and more acknowledged as genome shapers and as a source of gene innovation …

[HTML][HTML] Whole genome comparative analysis of transposable elements provides new insight into mechanisms of their inactivation in fungal genomes

J Amselem, MH Lebrun, H Quesneville - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Transposable Elements (TEs) are key components that shape the
organization and evolution of genomes. Fungi have developed defense mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Transposable elements adaptive role in genome plasticity, pathogenicity and evolution in fungal phytopathogens

N Mat Razali, BH Cheah, K Nadarajah - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Transposable elements (TEs) are agents of genetic variability in phytopathogens as they are
a source of adaptive evolution through genome diversification. Although many studies have …